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Video: The messy development of DMA Design's Grand Theft Auto
Video: The messy development of DMA Design's Grand Theft Auto
With Grand Theft Auto V about to launch, the team behind the original controversial 1997 release has given some insight into what a mess development on the first GTA was.
Sept. 16, 2013
Ubi-Art cultivates both creativity and culture at Ubisoft
Ubi-Art cultivates both creativity and culture at Ubisoft
The 2D UbiArt framework plays an interesting role in Ubisoft's strategy: It's an avenue to create riskier games with smaller teams, and to refresh developers who've long worked on triple-A brands.
Sept. 16, 2013
From Mirror's Edge to the cutting edge of virtual reality
From Mirror's Edge to the cutting edge of virtual reality
"I feel like I'm looking at the future," says Owen O'Brien, senior producer of Mirror's Edge and now executive producer of CCP's VR title EVE Valkyrie.
Sept. 16, 2013
Valve still sees Linux as the key to PC game success
Valve still sees Linux as the key to PC game success
Valve founder Gabe Newell has been quiet lately about the future of Linux games, and his company's mysterious PC console solution Steam Box. Today, he hinted at upcoming developments from Valve.
Sept. 16, 2013
Writing in the killing field: Violence in Spec Ops The Line
Writing in the killing field: Violence in Spec Ops The Line
Walt Williams, lead writer and narrative designer on Spec Ops: The Line discusses the idea that violence in games, while it may not desensitize people from violence in general, does desensitize people from violence in games.
Sept. 16, 2013
Surviving a viral outbreak, DayZ style
Surviving a viral outbreak, DayZ style
The giant success of DayZ, with its two million players, was completely unexpected. Dean Hall discusses the ways in which he was not prepared for the massive viral success of his Arma 2 mod.
Sept. 15, 2013
Getting to market fast, the lean development way
Getting to market fast, the lean development way
Lean development concepts have been moving through startups in Silicon Valley for some time, but haven't made much headway in game development. Katherine de Leon of GSN outlines why that should change.
Sept. 15, 2013
Playing your employees: a game design problem
Playing your employees: a game design problem
Crytek executive producer Joshua Howard thinks that, for those having trouble with team management, there's a direct analog between game design and different management styles.
Sept. 15, 2013
NSA Shown to Operate a MITM Hack in Brazil
NSA Shown to Operate a MITM Hack in Brazil
In case any doubts remain, new Snowden revelations first published in Brazil, show that the NSA engages in economic espionage, uses mainstream hacking techniques, and spies on diplomats and the banking system.
Sept. 14, 2013
Cultivate a garden: The dangers of individual ownership
Cultivate a garden: The dangers of individual ownership
Nathan Martz, former tech director of Double Fine, outlines how shared ownership can help to minimize risk and conflict between team members during the development of a game.
Sept. 14, 2013
Twitter Announces Intention to Go Public
Twitter Announces Intention to Go Public
Fittingly, Twitter tweeted its Thursday announcement:
Sept. 13, 2013
NIST Says Don't Use our Crypto Algorithm
NIST Says Don't Use our Crypto Algorithm
Standing accused of NSA interference in its processes, and backdoors in its algorithms, NIST now says our crypto standards and processes are sound -- but don't use the elliptic curve algorithm.
Sept. 13, 2013